Our end of summer vacation

Well we have decided that every year before the kids will go back to school we would do one last family fun weekend. Kyle's parents have a time share in Ormond beach FL and let us use it for the weekend. Our good friends from GA came down to have a couple days in the sun with us.

This is our time share we had a great room overlooking the pool and direct ocean view.
Alyssa was more then happy to pose with her bucket, and to show how far the water came up

What would a day at the beach be with out anytime to play in the sand

Everyone in the water, it was actually really cold but after a few minutes it was ok

Ethan and Logan pretending to be crabs...or trying to body surf

I love this picture of Ethan and Logan walking hand and hand to the beach

Alyssa on the boogie board...she is our little surfer girl!

Ethan wanted a try and he did pretty good

I asked Ethan to show me his muscles...he is so cute!

With Hurricane Bill off the coast the waves were HUGE, Kyle was so excited to get out there and go surfing. I took this picture so when the rip curls swept him away i had this picture to show the life guard, lucky for us he did ok.

Good bye beach for now.....I love the beach and so do the kids and Kyle. We feel so relaxed even if we go even just for a day. I love to watch the waves go out and come back in, I love the smell of the ocean air...I love that the kids can run around and play and be free.....I love the beach.

My weekend

Well I was taking pictures this weekend like I always do and was so excited to show off Ethan's new car bed, and the kids at Emma's birthday party and then swimming at Grandma's and Ethan doing it all w/out his aqua man suit....BUT MY CAMERA BROKE!!!! I was so upset! I know you may think.."what's the big deal?" I am by no means RICH and now I will have to hope and pray it can be fixed if not I will need to save up for another one and this is very upsetting since I ALWAYS have my camera in my purse in case the moment arises. I took alot of great pictures this weekend! So of course it had to be this weekend. Ethan was showing his Uncle his car bed and "BANG" the camera hit the floor and the lens is bent in, and of course it was just out of warranty...my luck. But we did have a great weekend at Emma's party and the kids went in the water on the four wheeler with Uncle Herb and got to give alot of hugs and kisses to Lillian, also got to hang out with Grandma and bake a cake with Katelyn and Kaley.Man the post is so borrowing without pictures!!!! Well hopefully soon will post!

Aquatica...again

Alyssa wanted to pose and kept climbing higher on the rock I was trying to do this quick before they caught us, I know we shouldn't climb but it was a cute picture.
Ethan once again passed out! But give me time to relax too!

Alyssa playing on the slide so funny

Ethan was so cute trying to get down the slide in his suit!

Alyssa and Ethan kept going on this slide this must have been the 10th time!

It was so cute watching them work together to carry the raft to the top

Ethan was happy to go onto the bigger slides this time since he had been practicing swimming

And of course who wouldn't be brave enough to go when your sister was waiting at the bottom for you, this was the BEST part of the day. Alyssa was egging him on and telling him she was going to catch him! I love to see them like this.

We had such a fun and busy weekend, but Sunday was the best! I LOVED watching the kids together, even though at times they are fighting and driving me crazy, when I see days like this I know they do LOVE each other!!! Alyssa is such a great big sister, someday Ethan will see.

Weekend in review

We had a very long an exciting weekend. To start on Friday while I was at work Kyle and Ethan enjoyed a Father son day at Disney's Epcot park. Ethan just loves the trains and never gets to just watch them so Kyle thought it would be fun for them before heading over to the Contemporary resort hotel to stay for the practice run of their vacation club section.

It you ever want to know how to get a 2 year old to take his nap...take him to the pool for at least 4 hours, and you will get the results!
This was the pool at the hotel and the slide that was endless fun for the kids, ok and the adults too.

This is the view of the hotel/time share from the pool side...oh FYI my Dad was the head Engineer manager...he's an owner.

Of course we got the royal treatment since my Dad has been working so hard and got to have room service, it was fancy and oh so good.

Ethan is always happy with his trains, Mama J and Papa J bought him one just for there house.

This was our view. Notice I took it inside..hahaha 10 floors up nice view, but not going outside!

This was the view of the living room

This is the dining area

Poor Ethan after a fun filled day at Epcot he passed out on the chair

Daddy took Ethan to see the fire truck

Daddy and Ethan on the nemo ride

Daddy and Ethan got a picture with Mulan

Ethan loves Alice, Alyssa was Alice for Halloween before maybe that is why?!

And of course the full purpose of his day THE TRAINS!!! He even loved riding the monorail Daddy said.